Coronation Street 19th January 2018 Part 2

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Coronation Street 19th January 2018 Part 2

Bethany sets Gary up in a sting operation, Peter reassures Toyah of his fidelity, and Liz persuades Gemma to throw a party for Henry.

Coronation Street is the story of working people and the city street in which they live. The show has been seen all around the world and has remained in the top viewing ratings throughout its long lifetime.

Coronation Street (informally known as Corrie) is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960.[1] The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford,[2] its terraced houses, café, corner shop, newsagents, building yard, taxicab office, salon, restaurant, textile factory and the Rovers Return pub. In the show's fictional history, the street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of King Edward VII.

The show airs six times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30–8 pm and 8:30–9 pm. Since 2017, ten classic episodes of the programme from 1986 onwards air each week on ITV3.[3] The programme was conceived in 1960 by scriptwriter Tony Warren at Granada Television in Manchester.[4] Warren's initial kitchen sink drama proposal was rejected by the station's founder Sidney Bernstein, but he was persuaded by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes. Within six months of the show's first broadcast, it had become the most-watched programme on British television, and is a significant part of the British culture.[5] The show has been one of the most lucrative programmes on British commercial television, underpinning the success of Granada Television and ITV.

Coronation Street is made by Granada Television at MediaCity Manchester and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. On 17 September 2010, it became the world's longest-running TV soap opera in production.[6] On 23 September 2015, Coronation Street was broadcast live to mark ITV's 60th anniversary.[7]

Coronation Street is noted for its depiction of a down-to-earth, working-class community, combined with light-hearted humour and strong characters.[8]

The show currently averages 8 million viewers per episode on ITV. [9]

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